Chapter 770: The Undelicious Chinese New Year's Eve Meal (2)
There are many rules in the heavenly family, that is, there is a lot of attention to eating a Chinese New Year's Eve dinner, and the dinner is needless to say, that is necessary to enter the inner ban to accompany the old man, the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner on his own house, but he also can't not eat, after all, this is an annual reunion dinner, it is not good to give birth to Zhang Luo, in fact, it can only be moved to noon, this is not, noon is coming, the third master's mansion is also on the top, in the main hall of the main courtyard, the third master and the Fujin Dong E clan sit on the top, and the lower head is lined up with more than a dozen zhang, Needless to say, the eldest son Hongqing, the first one, is not the second son Hongsheng, but Xiao Xuanwu, the prefect of Hangzhou, who has just returned to Beijing to visit relatives, and then Hongsheng and other sons, as for Ihana and other daughters, they can't go to the court, so they can only set up more than a dozen tables in the back hall, and let the female dependents toss around indiscriminately.
"Lord Wang, the hour is almost up."
Every year, this year is particularly difficult, in previous years, the third master was extraordinarily easy-going on such occasions, but today, a face is flat, not to say, his eyes are even more drooping, his thoughts are hanging on his face, all the people in the lobby have already sat down, the third master is still there outside the spirit, and he didn't realize that it was time for the banquet.
"Ah, oh, let's go, feel free."
Being mentioned by Dong E's family, the third master woke up from his reverie, and after looking around at all the people in a daze, he waved his hand and commanded with a forced smile.
"Amma, Eniang is above, on the occasion of the New Year's Festival, the child has a poem, and he is willing to accompany the wine for the second elder."
Although the third master said that he was calling the big guy more casual, but he himself was sullen, who dared to go at will, the atmosphere of the banquet was very low, even if it was a two-fold song and dance, there was not much laughter, but it made the clouds in the hall more dense for young and old, and it was in the midst of dullness, but when he saw the third son Hongxi holding a bottle of wine, Shi Shiran flashed out from the side, and bowed to the third master and Dong Eshi in a chic manner, and asked for instructions in a gentle voice.
"Oh? Does Xi'er have another masterpiece, and come and listen to it. ”
Among the sons, the third master is the most relied on by Hongqing, but that is because of the cruelty of the ********, but when it comes to the favorite son, it is not Hongqing, but Hongxi, the third child, there is no other, because Hongxi not only looks like the third master, but also has a similar temperament and romance to the third master, it is simply poured out of a mold, although it is a concubine, but the third master is extremely favored by it.
"The moon reflects the lotus pond and the stamens are red, and the flowers and branches play in the breeze. Xiaolou dreamed of being silent, and the birds were faint in the incense of the curved shore. Abandon the poems and think about the past, and pause the wine cup and step on the flowers. Looking at the flowers, you have to get drunk, but I am afraid that the flowers will be difficult to meet again. ”
Hongxi obviously came prepared, as soon as he got the permission of the third master, he stood up straight, holding the wine bottle in his hand, and read out the first palace style poem slowly, not to mention, although it is difficult to call it everyone's work, but it is also quite impressive, especially in line with the elegant taste of the third master, and immediately heard the third master bow his head again and again.
"Good poetry! The third brother is really good, and he has the style of Amma! ”
As soon as Hongxi finished chanting the poem, before the third master could say anything, the fifth son Hongxian had already cheered loudly, and by the way, he praised the third master.
"The third brother's poem is great, and it should be a big white one!"
Hongxian did not stop cheering, and the seventh son Hongyi, who was fifteen years old, also shouted hello, as for the other sons, they did not say anything to echo it, but their expressions were also very different - the second son Hongsheng was full of disdain, and the fourth son Hongjing was expressionless, and he didn't even look at Hongxi, as for the six sons Honghuang and the eighth son Hongzhuo, they sat still with a smile, but their eyes were going back and forth between Hongqing and Hongxi from time to time, and the posture was actually to see a good show, and the ninth son Hongming, who was a little smaller, the tenth son Hongwen and the eleventh son Hongshun, who was just qualified to go to the court, but they blindly buried their heads in hardship, and they didn't pay attention to the wonderful performances of the first few brothers at all.
"Well, this poem is good, it has some charm, this bottle of wine, Ama drank it."
The third master is essentially a literati, and he really has a preference for those flowers and herbs, and when he heard the poems offered by the third son and his own style of writing, he was relieved to be old, and after a sentence of praise with a smile, he really drank all the wine in the bottle.
"Third brother, good job, little brother will accompany you!"
"The third brother is really worthy of the new talent of the Beijing Division, okay, the younger brother will also accompany him!"
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As soon as the third master praised him, Hongxian and Hongyi immediately burst into a fight, shouting and cheering for Hongxian, but as for the other sons, they did not participate in it.
"E-niang, please."
Being praised by the third master like this, and then being praised by the two younger brothers, Hong Xian was obviously a little too excited, this time seeing that Dong E's did not raise his glass, he had the intention to show off, so he drank all the wine in the bottle in one go, and then lit up towards Dong E's and gestured with a smile on his face.
"If E-Niang remembers correctly, the third son should be nineteen this year, right? It's not small, it's time to learn some of the ways of the world, singing flowers and singing in the snow all day long, it's not the body that my heavenly children should have. ”
Don't look at Dong E's usually not very much in charge, but in his heart he is very shrewd, how can he not see that Hong Siam has a tendency to say goodbye to Hong Qing in recent years, usually he doesn't want to do much, but now a Hong Siam actually dares to force his own head on this Chinese New Year's Eve dinner, Dong E's family is no longer polite, not only did not go to serve the wine bottle, but solemnly reprimanded Hong Siam, and swept in with the third master.
"E-Niang has taught me a lesson, and the children have remembered it."
Hong Xian was proud of the spring breeze, and Leng Buding was so remembered by Dong E's family, his face couldn't help but stiffen, but soon he returned to normal, thanked him gently, and then sat back in his place, the smile on his face was still kind, and he didn't see the embarrassment of being coldly treated.
Heh, this is all about to lay out the future? Interesting!
Although Hongqing was separated and independent early, he couldn't stand up to the eyeliner, but he knew every move of Prince Cheng's mansion, and he knew that all the younger brothers were making trouble in private, but he didn't care much, left and right This is the inferior nature of the politics of the heavenly family, and it can't be suppressed by suppression, at least before the third master takes the throne, Hongqing will definitely not do stupid things like infighting, as for the future, then everything will wait and see, but there is no need to worry too much.
"Big brother, please fill a bottle."
was stirred up by Dong E's like this, and the atmosphere that had just improved suddenly became dull again, although the third master was stupid, but he really didn't have the courage to reason with Dong E's, so he could only laugh awkwardly, but Xiao Xuanwu, who had always been silent, picked up the wine bottle at this time, saluted Hongqing, and invited him to drink very politely.
"Luoshan (Xiao Xuanwu's character), please."
Xiao Xuanwu's toasting action seems simple, but the connotation is by no means simple, this is to show support to Hongqing, in this regard, Hongqing knows it very well, and will not refuse, smiled gently, also picked up the wine bottle, returned to Xiao Xuanwu, and then drank it cleanly.
"Big brother, little brother also respects you."
"And the little brother!"
"I'll do it too!"
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The children of the Tianjia family are all elite-educated characters, all of them are shrewd, most of them have seen the intention of Xiao Xuanwu's move, and they can't help but think, no, Hongqing wine bottle has just been put down, the ninth son Hongming, the tenth son Hongwen and the eleventh son Hongshun immediately made a fuss, scrambling to follow Jing Hongqing, and then the sixth son Honghuang and the eighth son Hongzhu also laughed and laughed, and at the end, all the younger brothers, except for Hongsheng, all raised their glasses and invited to drink.
"The kindness of the younger brothers, for the brother's heart, is really overwhelming, and just drink another glass to express gratitude."
All the younger brothers are making noise, but how many of them are sincere, but it is not easy to say, in Hongqing's opinion, maybe Hongming and a few other small ones still have some admiring true affection, as for those older brothers, but they are all playing false, of course, they understand in their hearts, but Hongqing will not do stupid things that treat them differently on such occasions, besides, there may be Chinese New Year's Eve dinner to eat at night, that is the main event, Hongqing does not dare to go to the banquet drunk, Since it is impossible to really toast to all the younger brothers, he raised the wine bottle with a smile, and after a few polite words, he drank another glass, which can be regarded as an explanation.
"Okay, okay, feel free, your brother has something to do at night, you can't drink more, and you'll be all right."
Hongqing drank all the bottles, and a few younger brothers were just fine, and they didn't continue to make trouble, but Hongxi and other older brothers were unrelenting, coaxing and persuading them to drink.
"Lord Qiqi, Li Dequan and Gonggong Li came to deliver the decree, and they have arrived outside the mansion."
As soon as the third master said this, the sons didn't dare to make any more trouble, but they all quieted down, but in this way, the atmosphere of the banquet was cold again, and when everyone was sitting down, they saw that the head of the palace, Gao Dacheng, hurriedly walked up to the hall, hurriedly grabbed the third master's seat, bowed down, and hurriedly reported a word.
"Oh? Quick, open the door, take the order! ”
This hearing the holy decree has arrived, the third master did not dare to slack off, Huo Ran got up, hurriedly gave the order, and in a moment, the palace was busy opening up......